Mórahalom
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Mórahalom | |
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 Church of Saint Luke | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mórahalom Location within Csongrád County  Mórahalom Location within Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′59″N 19°53′22″E / 46.21636°N 19.88946°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád-Csanád |
| District | Mórahalom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zoltán Nógrádi (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.15 km2 (32.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,090 |
| • Density | 73.2/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6782 |
| Area code | (+36) 62 |
| Website | www |
Mórahalom is a town in Csongrád-Csanád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. It is close to the Serbian border.
Etymology
[edit]The name of the town originates from the sand dune of “Móra Halma”, which was first mentioned in 1729.
History
[edit]A 100.75 ha, agriculture-oriented industrial park was established near the town in 1997, housing 89 enterprises and employing 550 people as of 2015,[1] and 106 businesses and 696 employed people as of 2019.[2]
Twin towns – sister cities
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Chamerau, Germany
Evje og Hornnes, Norway
Fiumalbo, Italy
Jimbolia, Romania- Pievepelago, Italy
- Sânmartin, Romania
Temerin, Serbia
Uniejów, Poland
Sport
[edit]Speedway Maraton Salakmotor (B.S.K.) run motorcycle speedway events at the speedway track, 7 kilometres south of the city.[4] The venue is located at (46°10′14″N 19°54′49″E / 46.17056°N 19.91361°E), adjacent to the motocross track which was run by the speedway rider Róbert Nagy for several years and hosted an international meeting between Hungary and Poland in 2013.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Industrial Park". morahalom.hu. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Ipari Park". morahalom.hu. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Testvértelepüléseink". morahalom.hu (in Hungarian). Mórahalom. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ↑ "Speedway Maraton Mórahalom 2012.10.20". Sport Motor. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "Speedway Maraton Salakmotor verseny Mórahalom 130622". YouTube. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian, English and German
- Mórahalom at funiq.hu (in English)
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